What color is #473E33?

#473E33 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #473E33?

The RGB value is 71, 62, 51: 71 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #473E33?

The complementary color is #333C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #473E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#473E33 color

#473E33 rgb(71, 62, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #473E33 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 24.3% green and 20% blue (71, 62, 51).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 28% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#473E33 color codes

HEX	`#473E33`
RGB	`rgb(71, 62, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 24.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 28%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.8, 1.83, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.8, 8.4, 77.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.919, 5.024, 3.842)`
Decimal	`4668979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #473E33, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #473E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#473E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #473E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #473e33; }
.text { color: #473e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #473e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 62 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #473e33, #464733); }

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Questions

What color is #473E33?: #473E33 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #473E33?: The RGB value is 71, 62, 51: 71 red, 62 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #473E33?: The complementary color is #333C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #473E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.